About Runit

About Runit

Since 1992, Runit Systems has worked hand-in-hand with apparel, footwear, and sports retailers, first in New York City, and ultimately around the world, to develop and deliver the industry’s fastest, most comprehensive and flexible POS & Inventory Management system. Through many evolutions and more than two decades of learning from our merchant users, we continue to deliver a fully integrated retail management and multi-channel system that is as comfortable with one hundred stores as with three, and with any combination of physical and virtual locations. What’s more, Runit’s RealTime Cloud POS gives you access to the latest advances in technology on a commitment-free, subscription basis, so you don’t have to choose between managing your business and making your budget.

An early pioneer in cloud POS for specialty retailers, we continue to innovate today.

We were the first in the industry to see the potential of Windows-based point-of-sale software. In 1995, we introduced the touchscreen interface to the specialty retail industry with the release of the Microsoft Windows-based Runit Retail Software Suite.

In January 2001, we took that end-user-friendly approach a step further with the launch of the first hosted POS for specialty retailers — Runit RealTime. Once again, we charted a course that many in retail technology have now followed, by facilitating centrally-managed data and operations in real-time. Our innovations have allowed independent retailers to reap the rewards of a simple, cost-effective and comprehensive retail system minus traditional upfront investments in software and hardware, as well as maintenance and staffing costs.

Back in 2001, we were only getting started. With our 2013 introductions of full-featured iPad and iPod POS options, and power-packed, gorgeous eReceipts like no other, the creative juices continue to flow. Stay tuned for more exciting developments.

Runit RealTime lets you, the retailer, conduct and control your business from anywhere, so you can make immediate and impactful decisions.

The flexibility afforded the specialty retailer by Runit knows no limits. For example, the days of lugging an entire register to an event, or settling for a calculator and a cash-box are over. Many of our sports merchants, for example, regularly bring Runit RealTime to the sporting events they attend, selling from a laptop, iPad or iPod, as if they are back at the stores. Their records and inventory are kept up-to-date, even though they or their staff may be far from home. And, since Runit RealTime does not place complex hardware requirements on the user, it’s easy to run Runit on hardware you already own.

No commitment required, yet 95%+ merchant retention over 5+ years

Having blazed a trail in the “cloud” since 2001, Runit RealTime has become a leading provider of hosted POS to specialty retailers, with more than 5000 retailers globally running their business in the security of the Runit Cloud each day.

Step up to the Runit Cloud, and benefit from the wisdom and ever-expanding knowledge base built from supporting merchants throughout the United States (including Hawaii), Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Australia.

From our headquarters in the heart of New York City’s Fashion District, our staffs of Sales, Support, Configuration, Development and Operations professionals are ready to help you every step of the way.

Leadership

CEO

Daniel Solomons, CEO

Like most people who grew up in a retail family, Daniel has early memories of helping during vacations in his parents’ gift stores, whether behind the registers, in the warehouse, wrapping gifts at the holidays and generally making sure customers were happy. Those memories, in addition to countless dinner-time conversations, provided a powerful education in the realities and challenges of succeeding in retail. Graduating in 1991 from the University of California at Riverside with a dual Political Science and Business degree, Daniel became a serial entrepreneur from a young age.

An innovative Business Process Outsourcing leader, Daniel has been credited by HRO Today magazine as being one of the primary pioneers behind what has become known as “Recruitment Process Outsourcing” or RPO.Between 1997 and 2008, he founded and built the first national Recruitment Outsourcing provider to the Fortune 500, designing branded recruitment marketing and candidate management programs for premier US companies, and achieving 20,000 hires per year. Funded by profits from day one, the firm ignited what is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and achieved many firsts through innovation in process, research and workforce design, technology, marketing/branding, as well as public relations.

Adjusting his focus from Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) to SAAS (Software-as-a-Service) in 2009, Daniel turned his attention to the industry he had learned at the dinner table growing up, joining the team at Runit Systems as its CEO, with the goal of applying his background in large-scale service design and delivery toward evolving and expanding Runit’s product and support offerings.

Currently, Daniel spends most of his time overseeing Runit’s branding, marketing and product development. His vision for Runit is that it should become a net revenue driver for all of its merchants, ensuring that the company’s offerings not only meet expectations, but actually lead business owners in a direction that will expose them to new concepts and approaches, ultimately enabling them to leverage technology to grow and diversify their businesses.

Daniel has been a Semi-Finalist for the Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, and has been written about and quoted by publications such as the NY Times, Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek. Beyond his business pursuits, Daniel (together with his wife Rachel) is deeply involved in a number of communal causes involving education and career training. Daniel originates from London, England, and moved to Los Angeles in 1982 at the age of 11. Daniel, together with his wife and three kids, moved to New York City in 2006.

Robert Marcus, President

As a teenager, a number of years before co-founding Runit, Robert was afforded an intimate view of the needs of size-based retailers when he began assisting in his father’s Fila wholesaling business.In 1992, a year before graduating from Rutgers with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Robert established, with a friend, the company that would become Runit Systems, and began creating a DOS-based POS geared specifically to the needs of Shoe, Apparel and Sports retailers.

Always committed to helping Runit clients stay ahead of the curve, Robert was instrumental in making sure Runit achieved a number of firsts in its niche. Runit was the first business of its kind to add the touch-screen interface at the register. Runit was the first to move to Windows, and in 2001, was the first to move to the cloud and offer the power of “real-time” information and off-site software hosting and management to its base of users.

As Runit’s President, and now with more than 20 years of experience working hand-in-hand with specialty retailers, Robert focuses the majority of his time and knowledge “behind the scenes” — on continually upgrading and strengthening the infrastructure underpinning the Runit Cloud, that our thousands of retail users depend upon so heavily.

Furthermore, Robert continues to work in a hands-on fashion with senior members of our support group, not only making himself available to consult with clients when they require more complex advice, but also to make sure he maintains a current understanding of help desk trends and that we’re addressing and resolving any concerning patterns in a timely fashion.

In addition, Robert plays a key role, as always, in product development, working together with the Development team and other senior members of leadership on determining where we need to go next, maintaining his early commitment to taking merchants where others have yet to go.

Outside of Runit, Robert lives with his wife and three children in Manhattan, where he is deeply involved and has fulfilled leadership roles in a number of community-based organizations that strive to assist those in need with sustenance, education and emotional support.

Orren Grushkin, Head of Development

A 15+ year veteran of Runit, with over 20 years of client facing IT experience, Orren brings a wealth of knowledge to his role as Head of Development, having worked on an array of complex and diverse projects.Orren graduated in 1992 from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor’s of Science, double majoring in Industrial Management and Information & Decision Systems. From 1992 to 1994 he worked as a consultant for Computer Sciences Corporation Consulting, where he worked with Sanofi-Winthrop on the development of their Hospital Incentive System.

From 1994 to 1998, Orren worked for Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting). There he worked with large scale enterprises, such as NYNEX (now a part of Verizon), Merril Lynch, and Credit Suisse, on multi-million dollar projects designed to create technology synergies, improve customer experience, and integrate newly acquired entities. Orren joined Runit in 1998 as Head of Operations. Shortly thereafter he became Head of Development.

In his over 15 years with Runit Orren has been the principal architect of the continued evolution of the Runit technology offering. He remains committed to meeting the needs of our clients through the effective combination of core Runit technologies with emerging capabilities. Orren lives in New Jersey with his wife and two daughters. He is an avid traveler, skier and lumberjack!

Steve Treiber, Director of Client Services

Steve brings more than 25 years of experience within the areas of technology and retail management from single store to enterprise level software solutions. As Director, he leads the implementation, project management, training, and consulting for Runit. Steve’s expertise in the areas of business analysis and project management was gained through his direct role in software implementation, as well as his day to day involvement with Runit’s development, sales and support teams.

As the Director of Client Services, Steve brings a clear understanding of complex retail business processes and skillfully customizes solutions to our clients’ needs. He has a proven track record of delivering Runit’s software and service solutions to many hundreds of clients. Before joining Runit, Steve was Director of Training and Implementation at Connexus, Retail Pro’s retail software distribution partner in New York. He oversaw the development of the software educational curriculum and the delivery of its content from the support services team to hundreds of clients.

Earlier in his career, Steve held various senior retail management level positions in chain store operations, as well as in marketing and merchandising. Steve holds a BA in Business Administration from the State University of New York, Fredonia and an Information Technology degree from New York University (NYU). In addition, he is an active member of Project Management Institute.

Our Partners

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Join our team of partners. Deliver to your customers the most comprehensive, full-featured, turnkey retail software package on the market. At Runit, we take this word very seriously. Partnership means that we will do everything in our power to help our business partners achieve optimal success. Our real time system offers the best price-to-performance value in the retail industry. We offer your clients benefits from an integrated solution that is fully customizable to fit their needs for the long haul. To help you get started on the way to a prosperous relationship with Run It Real Time, please contact us via email or phone.

Integrate Your System With Ours

Runit’s development team would be happy to negotiate plans for integrating your systems with ours. Contact us by phone or email to discuss integration opportunities.